The Aqua League,Chapter 2: Powers(Narrated by Aly)

"I love you," the words echoed in my head. I still remember the look on Blake's face. I really wished I could have said something back. But that's just me now isn't it? Shy and blur. Well, if you're anything like me, welcome to my life. "HE SAID THAT!!" my best friend Kristen said with her jaw dropped. "Aw! How sweet!" My other best friend, Suzzanah said. "Look, it's just 3 words." I replied, as I felt my cheeks burning. "Aly, those were not just ANY words. He was holding your hand for crying out loud! Could you open your eyes and stop being so god-damned oblivious!" Suz said while practically jumping on her bed." Blake Chen. He just joined the swim team recently. Everyday, he goes to train with Abygail Glenns and Steve J.Rodriguez. Two of the best swimmers here at R.A. Well, they're also good at almost every other sport. Personally, I think they'd make a good couple besides the fact that Steve is already taken, ANYWAY, he trains with them everyday so sometimes I go watch him when it happened. I felt it again.Pain. A sharp pain in my chest. I was fine but Blake wasn't as he was training at that very moment in the 2 meter pool.I'm not sure if I can forgive him...even after what he told me. It happened like this...

The R.A. pool...
"Hey Kristen! I-" before I could finish my sentence, I felt that pain again."Oh god! Aly you okay?" Kristen asked. "Yeah, it wasn't as bad this time Kristen."
"BLAKE WHAT'S WRONG!" I heard someone shout.I turned around, it was Aby. Then I realised Blake was having the pain as well, except his was worse. Then I saw his head submerge underwater and Aby diving in. I raced to the poolside just in time to see Aby pulling Blake out. "He needs mouth to mouth resuscitation" Steve said. "On it!" Aby replied quickly. She was half way through when he started to cough. Aby stood back for awhile and tried again. I watched from afar. It all happened so quickly. I didn't know what to do. Then Steve brought out the strecther and him and Aby and a few other guys brought Blake to the nurses office. "Aly! What are you waiting for?!" Your Blake nearly drowned and your still standing here with that look on your face! Go you twit!" Kristen told me. I realised that, and I ran as fast as I could. When I entered Blake's room. My heart went through a shredder. There I was. I saw Blake, with Aby. Together. "Aly, this isn't what it looks like! Please!You have to understand." Blake told me."No, this is exactly what it is Blake. I never should have listened to you." I walked out,crying. "Ugh" I'm so stupid!" I kept thinking while lying on my bed."I could have just said something!" Then I heard knocking on my bedroom door. "Go away" I said."Please Aly, let us come in! We only want to help!" Kristen's voice. I got up and opened my door. As teary-eyed as I was before."You sure your alright Aly" Suz asked me with a concerned look on her face." Yeah,I'm fine.." I replied while wiping a tear. "Feel like telling us what happened?" I nodded and I started to feel the tears come in again. "Blake was to-together with Aby after sh-she saved him." I said through several sobs. "Are you sure? Did you give him a chance to explain?" Suz said, as Kristen watched. She never was the comforting type..."No, it's okay Suz. I'll get over it sooner or later. Thanks anyway but we're late for science in the physics lab now..." Oh crap, Blake's in that class as well...

Hi, this is the narrator. I'm not Aly. I'm just the writer. I'm gonna take you to the boys dorm now and see what Blake is up too....
"UGH! HOW CAN I BE SO STUPID. WHAT DID I DO SO BADLY TO DESERVE THIS!!"Blake said to Ed. "Well, Blake that's easy. You nearly drowned, made your girlfriend watch you nearly drown. And in the end, she sees you together with the girl that gave you mouth to mouth resuscitation.I still don't see your point as to why you DON'T deserve this." Ed replied. "Well, gee, that helped a lot Ed" Ryan said." Give the guy a break he nearly died AND lost his girlfriend."
"Look, none of you guys are actually helping. I mean. Ed what have you told Kristen anything about your 'undying passion' for her or Ryan have you told Suzzanah how you 'really feel'? Now tell me. Have any of you guys ACTUALLY told them that you love them!" Blake said "Blake that's a little harsh don't you think?" Kevin told Blake in defense of his buddies. "Whatever. Just- scrap this whole subject. We're late for science in the physics lab."

"In the Physics Lab I sat with Kristen and Suz. I seriously needed to avoid Blake and the guys. It's only my 2nd week here and I'm already a major emotional wreck." "Aly, stay calm. It'll be OK!" Suz told me. "Uh-oh here comes he-who-must-not-be-named..." Kristen whispered. "Not helping Kristen" I told her and groaned. "Aly about before I'm really-" "Blake! Give it a rest already! And give her a break! A break from her love life! A break from YOU!" Kristen and Blake were arguing until our science teacher, Mr. Ramsey entered. I had never been so relieved to see my science teacher before. "Good morning class! I am happy to say that as a surprise-"Mr. Ramsey was cut of by my thoughts, WOAH! hold up there! When teacher's say surprise, they mean group projects. Uh-oh.
(Back where we left off...)
"-I have arranged for each of you to have a group consisting 7 people. I'll randomly pick from the name list starting with....
Alyson Noor,
Blake Chen,
Edmund Aristo,
Kevin Leong,
Kristen Stevens,
Ryan Peters,
Suzzanah Soon. As you are the first group, you may choose any available laboratory.I have given you the muscular and skeletal system.Please do you research thoroughly.

In the Biology Lab...
"Hey! Look! What's the hole right there in the pelvis?" Kevin asked fascinated with the human skeleton in the Bio.Lab. "That my dear friend," said Ed while putting his arm on Kevin's shoulder,"Is an ass" concluded Ed."Right, and we needed to know that, why?" Suz asked disgusted by them. "Its- a guy thing" Ed said while high-fiving Kevin. "Right, sure, anyway we
have to start. The project thing is due by 7th period." Kristen said being 'the leader' and all. "I say we vote on who the leader is going to be. That way, Mr. Ramsey can scold them instead of us!" Ryan concluded happily." OK, how many votes to Kristen?" Ed asked. Everyone including me put up their hands. Problem solved. "OK, since I'm leader" Kristen said in a perky voice. "I get to split you up to do separate jobs." Everyone groaned. She started assigning us jobs. Like researching on the Internet jobs, or preparing the experiment jobs or writing the report and stuff like that. And yes, she bossed us around like hell. But I'm used to it....sort of...but it didn't really help as I was already in a bad mood. Once again the arguing started. This time. I kinda sort of started it. And that was the argument that changed our lives...forever....

" Hey Blake, isn't that Abygail?" Kevin asked. It was. I saw her at the window, motioning for Blake to come out. He walked out and the next second he came back in again. "What was that all about?" Ryan asked out of curiosity. "Nothing, just something about the swim meet." He answered coolly. I was suspicious and hurt. Kristen saw me and asked again "Oh, sure Blake. Swimming, lets not talk about that ok?" "Whatever." Blake said. I could tell from the tone of his voice that he was fed up and wanted to just, stop. Then it happened. We saw this fugure at the window. Well, I think I did anyway and I just started crying. No, there wasn't a bowl of chopped onions in front of me. I just needed to let it all out. I actually thought it was Abygail again. I didn't want to think of her anymore, I just wanted to stop time, and do over everything that happened. First, it was just a tear. "Aly, you okay?" Blake whispered to me. "Yea, I'm fine it's nothing." And I walked to the other side of the lab to get a few glass tubes. Blake followed me but Kristen held on to his shirt. "Now Blake, that's a big NO-NO!" she told him. I didn't here much from Ryan and Suz, I think they were talking about something. Anyway, I don't remember much about them arguing because there was this voice, calling me, I looked around. I saw nothing. I thought it was just me hearing things since no one else heard it. I turned around and Kevin and Ed were playing with the frogs and flies. Don't ask me why. I'm 14 and I still can't figure out guys. "Can you guys JUST STOP! fooling around!" Kristen ended up shouting. "Kristen , your head is too big for you, come back down to Earth, your being all bossy again!" Blake remarked. That's when it started. Ed defended Kristen, Blake started to snap, Ryan and Suz were trying to be peacemakers but ended up making it worse. Then Kevin fell and knocked over several bottles of chemicals that exploded infront of me and started burining."Aly! Blake ran to me to shield me from the flames. There was a strange smell and purple smoke started rising. All of us were out cold. I don't remember much(I never do), but I had this weird dream, where I was floating in the middle of nowhere. It looked like hell or something cos' there were flames everywere, but then after somtimes I realised the flames were me! I was making the fire! I didn't know what it meant but when I woke up, I was kinda kinda dizzy and blur(who am I kidding? I'm always blur) I was lying on something, I didn't know what but gradually I realised I was lying on Blake, who was still unconscious and I quickly got up. Luckily no one saw. One by one the guys slowly got up. "Anyone who's dead say I" Ed asked "The I's have it, everyone is alive!". "EEEEEEK!" I heard Suz's ear-piercing scream. "I'm-in-a-totally-cute-dress!"she said. "Yup, you are..."Kevin said eyeing her and Suz slapped him.
"What are you doing sitting next to him like that?" I asked Kristen. She saw that she was sitting next to Ed, rather too close for her comfort. Then I felt warm on my hand, Blake's hand was still on top of mine. I felt the heat rushing through my face and quickly took my hand off and avoided his gaze for the sake of me being mad at him... I could see that Kristen was about to make one of 'those' remarks...But she didn't
"AAHHHHHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHA!" I heard laughter. Ryan's laughter. "Honestly Ryan, what in the bloody hell is so funny?" Ed asked. "I DON'T KNOW!! HAAAHAHA!" well, gee...very good answer Ryan...I thought. Then Suz started at me. Why the hell is she looking at me as if I killed someone? I kept thinking. "Aly, I can hear you..." I was shocked and utterly blur...again. "It's Suz Aly...I-I can hear your thoughts!"